Best Bets: Dinner dance and 'Spamalot'

Lakeside slates Summer Dinner Dance

LAKESIDE - The Lakeside Summer Dinner Dance will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 13, at the Catawba Island Club. A live band will perform while guests enjoy a sip of summer and a delicious meal with their Lakeside friends and family.

Tickets for the dinner dance are $100 per person. Individuals can purchase tickets and register online. Tickets may also be purchased at the Legacy House at 217 Walnut Ave. Proceeds from the dinner dance will support Lakeside's Chautauqua program.

Ritz Players to present 'Spamalot'

TIFFIN - The Ritz Players will present four stage productions of "Monty Python's Spamalot" at the Ritz Theatre, 30 South Washington St.

A loving rip-off of the classic comic film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," "Spamalot" retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Its cast includes medieval knights, beautiful showgirls, cows, and killer rabbits.

The musical, directed by Jim Cook, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. July 14, 15, and 22 and at 2 p.m. on July 23.

The Broadway production won three Tony Awards including "Best Musical," and received 14 Tony Award nominations.

Huntington Center nominated for venue honors

“It is truly on honor to be selected as one of only five buildings in the country for the second straight year. The Toledo and northwest Ohio community loves country music and the artists love to perform at Huntington Center," said General Manager Steve Miller.

The nomination comes on the heels of the Huntington Center winning the Venues Today top Midwest Venue in the nation for 2016 in the 5,000-10,000 seat capacity category.

The ACM Honors will take place in Nashville on August 23 and can be seen on CBS on Saturday, September 9.

“We are excited to be nominated once again. We are hoping to secure a win this year, but feel privileged just to be nominated by the ACM," said Marketing Manager Troy Roeske.